Florida’s existing ban on adoption by gays ruled unconstitutional
”Contrary to every child welfare principle, the gay adoption ban operates as a conclusive or irrebuttable presumption that . . . it is never in the best interest of any adoptee to be adopted by a homosexual”
Portion of a decision from Circuit Judge David Audlin Jr, in the case of a 52-year-old gay man who wanted to adopt a 13-year-old special needs boy whom he has fostered since 2001. (Miami Herald)
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